Spinal Injections

Interventional Spine E-Book: An Algorithmic Approach

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 245-273

  Huston, Christopher W ^a   Slipman, Curtis W ^b,c,d   Furman, Michael B ^e   Hasan, Syed ^d   Derby, Richard ^f,g  

^a The Orthopedic Clinic Association   (United States)

^b Penn Spine Center   (United States)

^c Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f Spinal Diagnostics and Treatment Center   (United States)

^g STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-7216-2872-1.50028-5     Document Type: Chapter

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